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Right after you were born, the blood and vernix on your body was washed off by a nurse or even your mom or dad. Have you taken a bath or shower since the day you were born? Of course you have. Our bodies continually become dirtied, requiring new cleansing. It...
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How should we understand the ending of the book of Job? In this excerpt from his teaching series The Book of Job, Derek Thomas discusses sorrow and the power of God to bring restoration and change.
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One of the most significant questions you'll ever ask is: By whose, or by what, authority? The answer given makes all the difference in the world because the authority you follow impacts nearly every choice you make. This is true of individuals and it is true of societies.
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Derek Kidner once remarked of Psalm 137 that "Every line of it is alive with pain." The psalmist starts weeping in verse 1 and continues lamenting on through to verse 9 and the call for ultimate justice against those who raised their hand against God's people. This is not a Psalm of joy, not a Psalm of thanksgiving.
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There’s a difference between objective proof and the persuasion or conviction that follows. John Calvin argued that the Bible carries both persuasion and conviction in terms of its internal testimony—the marks of truth that could be found just by an examination of the book itself—as well as external evidences that would corroborate that substantial evidence to give solid proof for its being the Word of God.
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The concept in the New Testament that describes and defines what it means to be a servant before Christ is the word stewardship. Economics and the ethical and emotional issues that surround it are frequent topics of discussion and front-page news items. This is particularly true in an election year, when much of the debate focuses on economic issues. What we don't see initially is that other issues, such as education and abortion, are also questions of economics.
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One of the cardinal rules of giving a speech is "Know your audience." Back in 2014, we partnered with LifeWay Research to conduct a survey of the theological beliefs of three thousand Americans. We decided to undertake the survey again in 2016 and expand the visualization of the data into a new website, TheStateOfTheology.com. Our ultimate purpose for this survey is to help churches, Christian ministries, and Christians live as the body of Christ in our place and in our time.
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